Toy



G. MYERS TOY Filed Aug. 4, 1951 INVENTOR Gilbert M e WITNESSES BY Cy r5)M vii.

ATTORN EY Patented Aug. 30, 1932 var.

GILBER names, (or BOISE, inane ll'OY device has also the double'functionof a steering device when the toy-is used asacoaster. I

A further object of the invention is to pro= vide a toy of the typedescribedin-which the rotary movement isaccomplishedwithin a minimumspace, thereby making the 9;; toy available for indooras-wellas-outdooruser- A further object otthe invention isto'prm vide adevice havingrelativelyfewflpartsbut of strong construction so that itis not easily gotten outof ordfili Other objects andad-vantages willappear in the following specification and the novel features of theinvention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing formingpartof this application, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of one embodimcnt of my invention,

Figure 2 is a bottom view of the main board or seat, the legs beingbroken away and the actuating shaft being shown in section, and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal'sectional view of a portion of the device.

In carrying out my invention I provide an elongated board or seat 1 ofthe shape shown in the drawing. Near the rear end of this seat aresecured legs 2 and 3, respectively. These legs as it will be observedextend at right angles to each other. They are held preferably by meansof a metal plate 4 which is se-- cured to the legs, as shown in Fig. 3.A bolt 5 passes through the seat and is held by a nut 6 which bears onthe plate 4. Screws 7 secure the plate in position and additional screws8 may be made use of in order to hold the legs rigidly to the seat.

Secured to the front end of the seat and on 1931i sergiai Ilia, 5,065.

the -underside thereof, isa ,block9 of woodor other suitablematerial andthis block has running therethrough a sleeve 10 which islowerportion-ofthe blockq9 by means of sleeve has a flange 11 which issecured to the screws-12.; The sleevelO extends through' the sea t l"and terminates in a headed portion'1'3:

thesea-t on the upper portioirthereof. The sleeve 10 passes through thisring.

A shaft 15 passes through the sIeeVe'IO-and thefla-nge 11 at the bottomof the sleeve which is secured to the -underside of the block 9.

- 'Ihe' shaft 15' is bent laterally at 16; then up--" 'wardly at' .17,then laterally at 18' and 'upe *wardly at 19. That portion of the shaft15* between the bends 18 and the central axis of the sleeve 10. Handles17 V and 19* are provided. I

consisting of a frame 20 loosely secured-to the 19 extends beyond,

einforcing ringlt of metal'is securedto is provided with a flange 16whichhear's on At the bottonr'of the shaft 15is a device shaft i-n an-ysuitable manner as by a bo1t21.

Th'i's frameis"provided with four :whee1s' 22;

The legs2"and 3 haveat their extremities casterwheels'2 -and3respectively: -These' wheels may be of anysuitable type and may ibe'rubber-tired as shown'in the drawing. Fromthe foregoing descriptionof the various partdof-the device the operation'the're'of may. bereadily i understood. V. The shaft 15 constitutes'a crank The child sitsOIl'thG seat 1 and grasps the handles 17 and 19%; Now

when force is used in anefi'ort to turn; the

shaft. 15, the friction created by thefpressure ofQthe wheels 220m thegroundor floor-will tendtooppose, this rotation. The seat of theoperator islocated sothat the weightlottheoperator: is exerted wellinside the twotouter pointssofi support, -.thus increasing the trio- Ition betyveen the Wheels 22 and the ground- 1 Conti-nued'pressurfe-onthe handles failsato r olve theshaft-15 but results" rather that:instead. of" the crank being turned, thetiseat willaitselfsrvolve aboutthe axis 015 theshaftf 15 and thus the child-may"rotateswhimselfaroun.d- =as-*-long= as he continues to exert theturningpressure on the crank. The caster I wheels 2 and in will accommodatethemselves j to this rotary movement.

Another feature which attends'to lend to the easy rotation of the seatand the occupant is that the counteracting weight of the operators legswhen supported alongside of the crank housing further tends to increasethe friction at the bottom of the crank and proportionatelydecreasesfriction at the outer ends of the supporting legs.

of the term when it is being used to cause the rotary movementabout theaxisof the shaft r of rotation will also be' reversed. 7

The device is capable of being revolvediin either direction. By exertinga turning force on the handles 17 and 19 in one direction, the occupantof the car as well as the car itself will be rotated and-on reversingthe direction of the rotating force the direction Qne advantage of thedevice 1s that it can be instantly used in the manner of coaster I andthen the crank becomes a steering means and the device-maybe pushedforwardly in;

a straight lineas with theordinary coaster and steered 'with the handle19". The castersf2 and3flwill align themselveswith the wheels 22. 1 I lI claim: 7 V

1,-A 'toy comprising an elongated seat, a pair of legs secured to theseat near one end thereof, said legs being at right angles to oneanother, a casterwheel carried by each leg, a block secured to theunderside of the seat near the opposite end thereof, a sleeve extendingthrough the blockand seat, said I shaft having a portion extending'throu gh sleeve having a flange engaging the lower surfaceof the block,a crank shaft having a pair of legs secured to the seat near one endthereof, a caster wheel carried by each leg, journalling means securedto the seat near the opposite end, a crank shaft extending through the'journalling means and having a supporting flange therefor, a framepivotally secured to one end of the crank shaft,

, wheels carriedby the frame, and a pair of handles disposed on portionsof the crank I shaft above the seat.

4. A toy comprising an elongated seat, a support rigidlyconnected tosaid seat near one end thereof, said support having swivell'edanti-friction means at the bottom there of, a crank shaft extendingthrough the seat by the seat for journalling the crank shaft,

a'pair of handles carried. by. the crank shaftabove the seat, a framesecured to one end of the crank shaft below the seat, and wheels carriedby the-frame,- f 7 i 5.;A vtoy comprising anelongated seat, a supportfor the seatsecuredto the latter near one end thereof, swivelledantifriction means carried-by thesupport at the lower end of near theopposite end thereof,'means carried the latter, a crank shaftjextendirigthrough I theseat near the opposite end, handles for I operating thecrank shaft disposed above the seat, andwheels carried by the lowerendof the crankshaffl- I I I V 6; A toycomprising a seat, a support se-;cured tothe seat-nearone end thereof and 7 having swivelledanti-friction means at its:

lower end, ;a;crank shaft-passing through the, seat near the oppositeend, the bent portion of the crank shaft being above the seat, andanti-friction meanssecured to the crank shaft below the seat.

1 portion extending through the sleeve an provided with a flangeabutting the flange on the sleeve, said crank shaft having a pair ofhandles, a frame pivotally secured to one end of' the crank shaft, andwheels carried by the frame.

2. A toyv comprising fan elongated seat, V

pair of legs secured to the seat near one end I thereof, a caster wheel,carried by, each leg,

ablock secured to the underside of the seat near the opposite sidethereof, a sleeve ex tending through the block and seat, a crank thesleeve and provided wateflange-for supporting the block, saidcrank shaft"hav I inga palr of handles, a frame pivotally ise-zwheels carried bythe frame. I j

I 3. toy comprlsingvan elongatediiseat,a;

cured to one end ofthe crank shaftfand- GILBERT MYERS.

